New South - 37a

Multiple Choice

How did white legislators justify their removal of duly-elected African American legislators from the Georgia General Assembly during Reconstruction?

• They claimed that recent election results were caused by voter fraud.

• They claimed that African Americans had the right to vote but not hold office.

• They claimed that African Amerians were U.S. citizens but not citizens of Georgia.

• They claimed that recent election results were caused by unconstitutional redistricting.

Multiple Choice

What is one key difference between a tenant farmer and a sharecropper?

• Tenant farmers only grew cotton while sharecroppers had to grow whatever they were told by the landowner.

• Tenant farmers owned their land and crops while sharecroppers had to rent land and give away their crops.

• Tenant farmers would own their land after a certain period of time while sharecroppers would never own their own land.

• Tenant farmers could sell all of their crops and make a profit while sharecroppers had to give a percentage of their crops to the landowner.

Multiple Choice

Definition: government by three persons who share authority and responsibility.

• Tripod

• Triumvirate

• Democracy

• Authoritarian

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would the Bourbon Triumvirate have MOST LIKELY supported?

• setting aside public land for plantations

• extending voting rights to women and minorities

• improving access to education for African Americans

• expanding the railroad and mining industries in the state

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the International Cotton Expositions held in Atlanta during the New South Era?

• to help unemployed men and women find work

• to help African American business owners reach new clients 

• to raise money to pay Georgia’s debt from the Civil War

• to encourage Northerns to invest in southern industries

Multiple Choice

Henry Grady was the _________of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper.

• Writer

• Creator

• Editor

• Reader

Multiple Choice

Definition: a short lived political party (1892-1908) made up of farmers that were hostile to banks, railroads, and social elites.

• Whig Party

• Populist Party

• Democrats

• Republicians

Multiple Choice

Which cause did Tom Watson and other Populists support at the turn of the twentieth century?

• encouraging industrial development

• promoting the interests of farmers

• reducing government regulations

• expanding rights for African Americans

Multiple Choice

Why did Tom Watson and other notable members of the Populist Party criticize Henry Grady for his work with the Atlanta Constitution? 

• for supporting industry over the interests of farmers

• for supporting the interests of white supremacists

• for promoting equal rights for African Americans

• for supporting women's rights

Multiple Choice

Political leaders who dominated Georgia during and after Reconstruction, supported new industry, and wanted white supremacy were called:

• The Bourbon Triumvirate

• Alliance Democrats

• Populists

• Radicals

Poll

Who do you agree with more: Tom Watson (empower the farmers) or Henry Grady (industrialization)?

• Tom Watson

• Henry Grady

Open Ended

What was one thing you noticed about the political cartoon?

Open Ended

How would your life be different if you couldn't watch or read the news?

Multiple Choice

Which influential person does this describe:

a lawyer, preacher, soldier, 49th Governor of Georgia (1877-1882) and two-term U.S. Senator from Georgia (1883-1894), dying in office. He served as an officer in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of major general.

• Henry Grady

• Alfred Colquitt

• Tom Watson

• Joseph E. Brown